{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://feenstra.house.gov/media/press-releases/feenstra-helps-introduce-legislation-keep-american-taxpayer-dollars-out-hands", "Feenstra Helps Introduce Legislation to Keep American Taxpayer Dollars Out of the Hands of the Taliban", "2024-09-23", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "IA", "Randy Feenstra", "F000446", "feenstra.house.gov", "feenstra", "https://feenstra.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce the No More Taxpayer Cash for the Taliban Act, which would implement guardrails and strengthen oversight to keep U.S. taxpayer dollars away from the Taliban.\n\n\u201cThere is no excuse for any money to fall into the hands of the Taliban. But, according to recent reports from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, nearly $3 billion in cash has gone from the United Nations to Afghanistan \u2013 which is now under the control of the Taliban following the Biden-Harris administration\u2019s botched withdrawal. It\u2019s unacceptable and dangerous,\u201d said Rep. Feenstra. \u201cI\u2019m glad to support the No More Taxpayer Cash for the Taliban Act to ensure that our taxpayer dollars do not benefit terrorists. Rigorous oversight and accountability is vital to protecting our national security.\u201d\n\nThe No More Taxpayer Cash for the Taliban Act specifically prohibits federal agencies from using funds for direct cash assistance and prevents federal agencies from giving the United Nations dollars for direct cash assistance in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.\n\nLegislative text can be found HERE.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://feenstra.house.gov/media/press-releases/feenstra-helps-introduce-legislation-keep-american-taxpayer-dollars-out-hands"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4014800544828176, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}